Comments on: New Yahoo Phishing E-mail http://www.purplecar.net/2009/06/new-yahoo-phishing-e-mail/ A Taxi Service for Big Ideas. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:16:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nottwo Ma http://www.purplecar.net/2009/06/new-yahoo-phishing-e-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-2788 Nottwo Ma Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:31:00 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=629#comment-2788 Forgot to mention that before changing my password I got out of Yahoo and tried to log in again but my password was not accepted, that is when I changed it. I do not seem to have any problems now. Forgot to mention that before changing my password I got out of Yahoo and tried to log in again but my password was not accepted, that is when I changed it. I do not seem to have any problems now.

]]> By: nonpiscator http://www.purplecar.net/2009/06/new-yahoo-phishing-e-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-2787 nonpiscator Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:26:00 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=629#comment-2787 I received this email and did follow the link to a page where they told me to give answers to two questions to retrieve my password, which I did, silly me. Then I thought it seemed suspicious even if it did not have the usual signs of bad English etc, so I did change my password and the two questions to retrieve it, directly in Yahoo. I have approached Yahoo in many and tortuous ways but I have not got any satisfaction as to whether it was sent by them or not. New secret questions were added to your Yahoo! account. To ensure that your account information remains accurate and secure we notify you whenever this information changes. This change request was made on 31 July 2011 at 08:39. If the changes described above are accurate, no further action is needed. If anything doesn't look right, follow the link below to make changes: https://edit.yahoo.com/forgot?stage=fe100&src=&intl=uk&done=http://www.yahoo.com&partner=reg Regards, Yahoo! Account Services ------------------------- Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. Reply to: Reply to yahoo-account-services-uk@cc.yahoo-inc.com I received this email and did follow
the link to a page where they told me to give answers to two questions to
retrieve my password, which I did, silly me. Then I thought it seemed
suspicious even if it did not have the usual signs of bad English etc, so I did
change my password and the two questions to retrieve it, directly in Yahoo. I
have approached Yahoo in many and tortuous ways but I have not got any
satisfaction as to whether it was sent by them or not.

New secret questions
were added to your Yahoo! account.

To ensure that your account information remains accurate and secure we
notify you whenever this information changes.

This change request was made on 31 July 2011 at 08:39.

If the changes described above are accurate, no further action is
needed. If anything doesn’t look right, follow the link below to make
changes:
https://edit.yahoo.com/forgot?stage=fe100&src=&intl=uk&done=http://www.yahoo.com&partner=reg

Regards,
Yahoo! Account Services
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Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be
answered.
Reply to:
Reply to yahoo-account-services-uk@cc.yahoo-inc.com

]]> By: tom http://www.purplecar.net/2009/06/new-yahoo-phishing-e-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1700 tom Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:47:40 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=629#comment-1700 <a href="mailto:tom@largefree.com" rel="nofollow">tom@largefree.com</a> tom@largefree.com

]]> By: Christine Cavalier http://www.purplecar.net/2009/06/new-yahoo-phishing-e-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1238 Christine Cavalier Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:32:34 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=629#comment-1238 Don't you lie about your DOB? I am anywhere from 20 years old to about 56 years old, on different sites on the internet. I don't think I've given one my real DOB. And yes, I do remember which date I give which site. One of the sites I am 56 years old on is a google-reader type thing. I was getting all these friend requests from creeps. So I upped my age and strangely, the creeps disappeared. Anyway, my point is, why on earth do you think you should give your real date of birth? Don’t you lie about your DOB? I am anywhere from 20 years old to about 56 years old, on different sites on the internet. I don’t think I’ve given one my real DOB. And yes, I do remember which date I give which site. One of the sites I am 56 years old on is a google-reader type thing. I was getting all these friend requests from creeps. So I upped my age and strangely, the creeps disappeared.

Anyway, my point is, why on earth do you think you should give your real date of birth?

]]> By: Christine Cavalier http://www.purplecar.net/2009/06/new-yahoo-phishing-e-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-2215 Christine Cavalier Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:32:00 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=629#comment-2215 Don't you lie about your DOB? I am anywhere from 20 years old to about 56 years old, on different sites on the internet. I don't think I've given one my real DOB. And yes, I do remember which date I give which site. One of the sites I am 56 years old on is a google-reader type thing. I was getting all these friend requests from creeps. So I upped my age and strangely, the creeps disappeared. Anyway, my point is, why on earth do you think you should give your real date of birth? Don’t you lie about your DOB? I am anywhere from 20 years old to about 56 years old, on different sites on the internet. I don’t think I’ve given one my real DOB. And yes, I do remember which date I give which site. One of the sites I am 56 years old on is a google-reader type thing. I was getting all these friend requests from creeps. So I upped my age and strangely, the creeps disappeared.

Anyway, my point is, why on earth do you think you should give your real date of birth?

]]> By: Forrest Cavalier http://www.purplecar.net/2009/06/new-yahoo-phishing-e-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1236 Forrest Cavalier Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:13:03 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=629#comment-1236 Sorry, that was me in that previous comment. Sorry, that was me in that previous comment.

]]> By: Forrest Cavalier http://www.purplecar.net/2009/06/new-yahoo-phishing-e-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-2214 Forrest Cavalier Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:13:00 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=629#comment-2214 Sorry, that was me in that previous comment. Sorry, that was me in that previous comment.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.purplecar.net/2009/06/new-yahoo-phishing-e-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1235 Anonymous Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:12:25 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=629#comment-1235 Speaking of Yahoo, I lost, well, actually THEY lost my password. Sometime pre-2006 they did some kind of upgrade and if you had not logged in for a certain period of time, you were deactivated. Of course, they deactivated my login, but not my yahoogroups subscriptions. I still get those, (and wish I didn't for one of them.) So what do do? Turns out the "password-reset" form at yahoo is on a secure page, but it POSTs to a non-secure page! (There should be some law, and Yahoo is on my do-not-trust list because of this alone.) If that non-secure POST on a secure form isn't enough, the form asks for D.O.B! No way I'm sending my D.O.B to Yahoo over an unencrypted connection. Since post-modern civilization is insane (in the aggregate), the "appearance" of value is just as valuable as actual value. Oh, I guess that is actually what your post is about, after all. Something that looks good may not be. Speaking of Yahoo,
I lost, well, actually THEY lost my password. Sometime pre-2006 they did some kind of upgrade and if you had not logged in for a certain period of time, you were deactivated. Of course, they deactivated my login, but not my yahoogroups subscriptions. I still get those, (and wish I didn’t for one of them.)

So what do do?

Turns out the “password-reset” form at yahoo is on a secure page, but it POSTs to a non-secure page! (There should be some law, and Yahoo is on my do-not-trust list because of this alone.) If that non-secure POST on a secure form isn’t enough, the form asks for D.O.B! No way I’m sending my D.O.B to Yahoo over an unencrypted connection.

Since post-modern civilization is insane (in the aggregate), the “appearance” of value is just as valuable as actual value.

Oh, I guess that is actually what your post is about, after all. Something that looks good may not be.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.purplecar.net/2009/06/new-yahoo-phishing-e-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-2213 Anonymous Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:12:00 +0000 http://www.purplecar.net/?p=629#comment-2213 Speaking of Yahoo, I lost, well, actually THEY lost my password. Sometime pre-2006 they did some kind of upgrade and if you had not logged in for a certain period of time, you were deactivated. Of course, they deactivated my login, but not my yahoogroups subscriptions. I still get those, (and wish I didn't for one of them.) So what do do? Turns out the "password-reset" form at yahoo is on a secure page, but it POSTs to a non-secure page! (There should be some law, and Yahoo is on my do-not-trust list because of this alone.) If that non-secure POST on a secure form isn't enough, the form asks for D.O.B! No way I'm sending my D.O.B to Yahoo over an unencrypted connection. Since post-modern civilization is insane (in the aggregate), the "appearance" of value is just as valuable as actual value. Oh, I guess that is actually what your post is about, after all. Something that looks good may not be. Speaking of Yahoo,
I lost, well, actually THEY lost my password. Sometime pre-2006 they did some kind of upgrade and if you had not logged in for a certain period of time, you were deactivated. Of course, they deactivated my login, but not my yahoogroups subscriptions. I still get those, (and wish I didn’t for one of them.)

So what do do?

Turns out the “password-reset” form at yahoo is on a secure page, but it POSTs to a non-secure page! (There should be some law, and Yahoo is on my do-not-trust list because of this alone.) If that non-secure POST on a secure form isn’t enough, the form asks for D.O.B! No way I’m sending my D.O.B to Yahoo over an unencrypted connection.

Since post-modern civilization is insane (in the aggregate), the “appearance” of value is just as valuable as actual value.

Oh, I guess that is actually what your post is about, after all. Something that looks good may not be.

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